So where are we for the legislative session?

[jamisjockey]

Lots of threads scattered around. Was hoping to get a consoldated answer.

What has been passed so far this legislative session?

[Keith B]

Parking lot and Range Protection. That is all that made it through.

[tacticool]

In November 2012, remember the House Republican leadership's tricks in killing campus carry. Twice.

[ELB]

The Texas Firearms Coalition website has a tally of the bills, but it is in the order of the bill numbers, which made it hard for me to understand. I resorted it into subject areas (based on my own criteria as to what the subject was). You may find this of use. Or you may not:


PACKIN' ON YOUR JETSKI

HB25 PASSED
Exempts watercraft from the general prohibitions on carrying a handgun in Texas Penal Code §46.02.

HB77 - Died.
Exempts watercraft from the general prohibitions on carrying a handgun in Texas Penal Code §46.02.


COLLEGE PREMISES ARE STILL VCA-FRIENDLY

HB86 - Died
Campus-carry.

HB750 - Died.
Campus carry bill.

HB1167 - Died
Campus-carry bill that applies only to junior colleges and public technical institutes.

HB1356 - Died
campus-carry bill that applies only to school faculty, staff and employees.

SB354 - Died.
Prohibits public colleges and universities from establishing policies preventing CHL's from carrying handguns on campus.


THE TAXMAN STILL COMETH

HB145 - Died
Exempt firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Texas from federal regulations and laws.

HB298 - Died.
Exempt firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Texas from federal regulations and laws.

HB181 - Died
Exempts firearms and ammunition from Texas sales tax.


GUNS & BOOZE

HB175 PASSED
Dealing with alcohol licensing. Includes a provision to deny a liquor license to anyone with, inter alia, any firearms related offense within five years.


PROTECTING GUN RANGES

HB190 - Died
Allows certain counties to regulate noise generated by loud speakers. (Note: nominally not about guns, but there was concern it would be amended to include "gun noise" and thereby used to harass shooting ranges.)

HB1595 - Died.
Sport shooting range protection bill.

SB766 PASSED
Sport shooting range protection bill that makes it much harder to file frivolous lawsuits.


SPECIAL RULES FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE

HB698 - Died
Allows school board members and school superintendents who have a CHL to carry on the "premises" of a school.

HB857 - Died
Adds Family District Court associate judges to the persons exempt from both Tex. Penal Code Sections 46.02 and 46.03.

HB1530 - Died
Allows a county commissioners to carry at meetings of county commissioners court.

HB1463 - Died
Allows members of the Texas Legislature and statewide elected officials with a CHL to carry handguns everywhere peace officers can carry.

HB3619 - Died.
This bill allows members of the legislature and statewide elected officials with CHL's to carry concealed handguns in bars, churches, hospitals/nursing homes, at school and professional sporting events and at governmental meetings.

SB285 Died in House, Passed Senate.
Adds Family District Court associate judges to the persons exempt from both Tex. Penal Code Sections 46.02 and 46.03.

SB418 - Died.
Allows school board members and school superintendents who have a CHL to carry on the "premises" of a school.

SB427 - Died.
Waived all CHL fees for the U.S. Attorney and assistant U.S. Attorneys.

SB905 - Died in House, Passed in Senate
This bill is similar to HB1463 and would make certain statewide elected officials and legislative members exempt from sections of Tex. Penal Code §46.03.


HARASSING GUNOWNERS

HB356 - Died.
Requires Texas Residents to have a Texas CHL to carry in Texas. (NOTE: was intro'd by an F-rated Democrat.)

HB2807 - Died.
Prohibits delivery of "assault weapons" to those under 21. (Same guy introduced this one.)


YOUR CAR IS YOUR CASTLE - SORT OF...(employer parking lots)

HB681 - Died.
Prohibits employers from prohibiting employees from storing legally possessed firearms in the employees' locked vehicles in employers' parking lots.

HB954 - Died
Employer parking lot bill.

HB2890 - Died.
Employer parking lot bill the prohibits governmental agencies, including colleges and universities, from establishing policies that prohibit employees from having guns in their cars, or state vehicles while the employee is on official business.

SB321 PASSED
Prohibits employers from prohibiting employees from storing legally possessed firearms in the employees' locked vehicles in employers' parking lots.


REINING IN THE BUREAUCRATS

HB2560 PASSED
This bill bar governmental agencies from prohibiting a foster parent who has a CHL from carrying a concealed handgun while a foster child is in the car.

HB242 PASSED
Requires law enforcement agencies to issue retired credentials to honorably retired officers.

HB1501 - Died
Allows a landowner to hunt on his own land without a hunting license.

HB2127 PASSED
Prohibits the regulation of shooting on tracts of land of at least 100 ac even if they were annexed prior to Sept. 1, 1981.


CHL & "OCHL"

HB2178 - Died
This bill decriminalizes carrying of a concealed handgun on the "premises" of a public or private school.

HB2613 - Died
Permanent CHL.

HB2756 - Died.
Licensed open-carry in Texas.

HB1327 - Died
Waives all CHL fees for military veterans.

HB1701 - Died
This bill exempts CHL applicants who are service members from the shooting portion of the CHL class if, within the preceding 5 years, they have demonstrated shooting proficiency.


ON THE BORDER?

SB294 - Died in House (Passed Senate)
Requires DPS and TABC to study feasibility of check points to search for firearms, drugs and contraband in vehicles leaving Texas and entering Mexico. Check points must be within 1 mile of the border.

[KD5NRH]

Has anybody compiled a complete list of the time-wasting bills and who filed them, along with bills (gun related or not) that died as a result?

From what I've seen so far, nearly everybody has had legislation they wanted to see pass die for lack of time this session. If we can harness that into some angry letters, and votes against the ones who refuse to stop doing it, maybe we can get something done next time around.

[The Annoyed Man]

ELB, I borrowed directly from your list above, and I just sent my representative, Vicki Truitt, the following email:

Hello Ms. Truitt,

I am one of your constituents who lives in Grapevine. I realize that you must have been very busy during the final push to get things through the legislature, but I did try to contact your office by email more than once during the process, and I never heard back from you.

I realize that there are many issues before the Legislature at any given time, and that what is important for me, may not be important for someone else—and that you are answerable to all of your constituents. At the state level, my primary issue in this legislative cycle has been the promotion of the 2nd Amendment and the expansion of the privileges it affords to us. The two legislative areas which were before this year's legislature that were the most important to me were Campus Carry, and Employer Parking.

Given the difficulty in trying to get an answer during the silly season, I would like to know how you voted on these specific bills. Your answers will be determinative as to whether I will vote for you in your next election effort, or help another Republican campaign in the next primary.

Here are the bills which concerned me, and which I would like to know what your vote was (if you were given a chance to vote either in committee or on the floor), or what your position would have been if you did not get a chance to vote:

PACKIN' ON YOUR JETSKI
 
HB25 PASSED
Exempts watercraft from the general prohibitions on carrying a handgun in Texas Penal Code §46.02. 

HB77 - Died.
Exempts watercraft from the general prohibitions on carrying a handgun in Texas Penal Code §46.02.


COLLEGE PREMISES ARE STILL VCA-FRIENDLY 

HB86 - Died
Campus-carry.
 
HB750 - Died.
Campus carry bill.
 
HB1167 - Died
Campus-carry bill that applies only to junior colleges and public technical institutes.
 
HB1356 - Died
campus-carry bill that applies only to school faculty, staff and employees.
 
SB354 - Died.
Prohibits public colleges and universities from establishing policies preventing CHL's from carrying handguns on campus.
 
 
THE TAXMAN STILL COMETH

HB145 - Died
Exempt firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Texas from federal regulations and laws.
  
HB298 - Died.
Exempt firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Texas from federal regulations and laws.
 
HB181 - Died
Exempts firearms and ammunition from Texas sales tax.

 
GUNS & BOOZE

HB175 PASSED
Dealing with alcohol licensing. Includes a provision to deny a liquor license to anyone with, inter alia, any firearms related offense within five years.
 

PROTECTING GUN RANGES

HB190 - Died
Allows certain counties to regulate noise generated by loud speakers. (Note: nominally not about guns, but there was concern it would be amended to include "gun noise" and thereby used to harass shooting ranges.)
 
HB1595 - Died.
Sport shooting range protection bill.
 
SB766 PASSED
Sport shooting range protection bill that makes it much harder to file frivolous lawsuits.
 
 
SPECIAL RULES FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE
 
HB698 - Died
Allows school board members and school superintendents who have a CHL to carry on the "premises" of a school.
 
HB857 - Died
Adds Family District Court associate judges to the persons exempt from both Tex. Penal Code Sections 46.02 and 46.03.
 
HB1530 - Died
Allows a county commissioners to carry at meetings of county commissioners court. 

HB1463 - Died
Allows members of the Texas Legislature and statewide elected officials with a CHL to carry handguns everywhere peace officers can carry. 

HB3619 - Died.
This bill allows members of the legislature and statewide elected officials with CHL's to carry concealed handguns in bars, churches, hospitals/nursing homes, at school and professional sporting events and at governmental meetings. 

SB285 Died in House, Passed Senate.
Adds Family District Court associate judges to the persons exempt from both Tex. Penal Code Sections 46.02 and 46.03.
 
SB418 - Died.
Allows school board members and school superintendents who have a CHL to carry on the "premises" of a school. 

SB427 - Died.
Waived all CHL fees for the U.S. Attorney and assistant U.S. Attorneys. 

SB905 - Died in House, Passed in Senate
This bill is similar to HB1463 and would make certain statewide elected officials and legislative members exempt from sections of Tex. Penal Code §46.03. 

 
HARASSING GUNOWNERS

HB356 - Died.
Requires Texas Residents to have a Texas CHL to carry in Texas. (NOTE: was intro'd by an F-rated Democrat.)
 
HB2807 - Died.
Prohibits delivery of "assault weapons" to those under 21. (Same guy introduced this one.)
 

YOUR CAR IS YOUR CASTLE - SORT OF...(employer parking lots)

HB681 - Died.
Prohibits employers from prohibiting employees from storing legally possessed firearms in the employees' locked vehicles in employers' parking lots.
 
HB954 - Died
Employer parking lot bill.
 
HB2890 - Died.
Employer parking lot bill the prohibits governmental agencies, including colleges and universities, from establishing policies that prohibit employees from having guns in their cars, or state vehicles while the employee is on official business. 

SB321 PASSED
Prohibits employers from prohibiting employees from storing legally possessed firearms in the employees' locked vehicles in employers' parking lots.
 
 
REINING IN THE BUREAUCRATS

HB2560 PASSED
This bill bar governmental agencies from prohibiting a foster parent who has a CHL from carrying a concealed handgun while a foster child is in the car.
 
HB242 PASSED
Requires law enforcement agencies to issue retired credentials to honorably retired officers. 

HB1501 - Died
Allows a landowner to hunt on his own land without a hunting license.
 
HB2127 PASSED
Prohibits the regulation of shooting on tracts of land of at least 100 ac even if they were annexed prior to Sept. 1, 1981.
 
 
CHL & "OCHL"
 
HB2178 - Died
This bill decriminalizes carrying of a concealed handgun on the "premises" of a public or private school. 

HB2613 - Died
Permanent CHL. 

HB2756 - Died.
Licensed open-carry in Texas. 

HB1327 - Died
Waives all CHL fees for military veterans. 

HB1701 - Died
This bill exempts CHL applicants who are service members from the shooting portion of the CHL class if, within the preceding 5 years, they have demonstrated shooting proficiency. 


ON THE BORDER?

SB294 - Died in House (Passed Senate)
Requires DPS and TABC to study feasibility of check points to search for firearms, drugs and contraband in vehicles leaving Texas and entering Mexico. Check points must be within 1 mile of the border.

Lastly, I would like to request that, when the Governor calls for a special session to extend the legislative calendar, that the Legislature refrain from using that time for frivolous crap like congratulatory recognitions, and use it instead for conducting The People's business.

As I said above, your answers as to how you voted and/or maneuvered on behalf of the above issues will determine whether or not I continue to support your future candidacies. I am eagerly awaiting your reply.

Very truly yours,

The Annoyed Man
123 My St
Grapevine, TX 76051
(987) 654-3210